Nonstop flight route between Taipa, Macau and Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Macau International Airport (MFM), Taipa, Macau and London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,936 miles (or 9,553 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Macau International Airport and London Southend Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Macau International Airport and London Southend Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Macau International Airport (MFM):

• In addition to being known as "Macau International Airport", other names for MFM include "Aeroporto Internacional de Macau", "澳門國際機場" and "Oumùhn Gwokjai Gēichèuhng".
• The furthest airport from Macau International Airport (MFM) is Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport (TJA), which is nearly antipodal to Macau International Airport (meaning Macau International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Capitán Oriel Lea Plaza International Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Tarija, Bolivia.
• Because of Macau International Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Macau International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Macau Airport has one Multi-Purpose Rescue and Fire Boat owned and operated by Companhia do Aeroporto de Macau.
• Macau International Airport (MFM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Macau International Airport (MFM) is Zhuhai Jinwan Airport (ZUH), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SW of MFM.
• For transfer passenger to Mainland China or Hong Kong a "two customs, one checkpoint" service is provided.
• Towards Macau Peninsula, Taipa, Cotai and Coloane

Facts about London Southend Airport (SEN):

• London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airfield was established by the Royal Flying Corps during World War I.
• BKS commenced airline operations from Southend Airport in October 1951 as BKS Aero Charter with a Douglas DC-3.
• The furthest airport from London Southend Airport (SEN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• London Southend Airport is an international airport in the district of Rochford within Essex, England.
• The former terminal now houses facilities for business passengers flying executive aircraft, with lounges and conference rooms, plus flight briefing facilities for pilots and a security checkpoint.
• Because of London Southend Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at London Southend Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Since 1986, Southend Airport has been home to Avro Vulcan XL426.
• In 1946, the airfield was decommissioned from military use and civil aviation returned in 1947, as did the Southend Municipal Airport name.
• The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
• The airport is located between Rochford and Southend town centres, 1.5 NM north of Southend, in the county of Essex, 36 miles to the east of central London.
• Southend Airport has an excellent weather record and is used by airlines as a diversion alternative when adverse weather or incidents close other London airports.
• London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.